About Rabun County, GA
Rabun County sits to the extreme northeast of Atlanta, about 80 miles. The county seat and the center of activity is
Clayton. Here you find spectacular mountain views, rich cultural, historic and environmental resources that offer a lifestyle difficult to compare. Numerous small businesses, retail businesses and large national organizations find Rabun County rich in opportunity. The four seasons of outdoor opportunities have attracted rustic resorts, large conference centers and owners of second homes to take advantage of the appealing lifestyle.
Rabun County is also the home of Tallulah Gorge, known as the south’s Grand Canyon, located in Tallulah Falls. Carved through quartzite rock by the Tallulah River, the Gorge is a vast chasm two miles long and nearly 1,000 feet deep. The Gorge was once crossed on tightrope by circus patriarch Karl Wallenda. The longest of Tallulah’s three falls plunges 700 feet to the canyon floor.
